Making the stream "more navigable for migratory fish" sounds good but provides no benefit unless there is a salmon run we're not aware of. Fish that live there spawn successfully where they are and have no need to migrate to headwater areas.

Next, the study claims that dam removal "would extend the migratory corridor and restored habitat to 14 miles." How is that possible when the dam in South Whitehall Township impounds water for only a few hundred yards and another dam is about 2 miles upstream?

"Dangerous currents produced by the structure" would be removed, according to the study. Yet, no dangerous currents are at the dam. In fact, the dam structure prevents dangerous currents. And, unlike most dams, no deep hole is at the base of Wehr's Dam. It is designed to prevent that, and water there is only a couple of feet deep.

No value is given to the pond formed by the dam in providing habitat for fish such as catfish and panfish not normally found elsewhere in the Jordan. The creek needs habitat improvement for sure, especially through the Trexler Game Preserve. The money designated for dam removal would accomplish that job quite well.